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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5 by adding Section 37 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 505/37 new)
7     Sec. 37. Internal oversight review and unified report. As
8 required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human Services
9 Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review and work
10 in conjunction with the Department of Human Services and other
11 State human services agencies in the development of a unified
12 report to the General Assembly summarizing the provider
13 contracts issued by the agencies; auditing requirements
14 related to these contracts; licensing and training
15 requirements subject to audits; mandated reporting
16 requirements for grant recipients and contractual providers;
17 the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or result in
18 duplication; and proposed actions to address the redundancy or
19 duplication.
 
20     Section 10. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
21 by adding Section 1-37 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (20 ILCS 1305/1-37 new)
2     Sec. 1-37. Streamlined auditing and accreditation system.
3     (a) As used in this Section, "State human services agency"
4 means the Department of Children and Family Services, the
5 Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and
6 Family Services, and the Department of Public Health.
7     (b) Each State human services agency shall conduct an
8 internal review and coordinate with other State human services
9 agencies to file a unified report with the General Assembly
10 summarizing the provider contracts issued by the agencies;
11 auditing requirements related to these contracts; licensing
12 and training requirements subject to audits; mandated
13 reporting requirements for grant recipients and contractual
14 providers; the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or
15 result in duplication; and proposed actions to address the
16 redundancy or duplication. The proposed actions shall seek to
17 accomplish the development of a streamlined auditing and
18 accreditation system and the streamlining of agency rules to
19 reduce administrative costs associated with multiple and
20 duplicative program and accreditation audits and duplication
21 in agency oversight. To the extent feasible, the report shall
22 include (i) necessary statutory changes and (ii) proposed rule
23 changes needed to implement the proposed actions. The
24 Department of Human Services shall serve as the lead agency in
25 the development of the unified report.
26     (c) In addition to the information required by subsection

 

 

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1 (b), the portion of the report related to the Department of
2 Human Services shall also include recommendations on how to
3 address potential inefficiencies in the current oversight of
4 agency providers and the potential outcomes from implementing
5 system changes related to the following:
6         (1) Addressing redundant checks of policies and
7     procedures which have already been reviewed for a
8     particular provider, with the focus of the review instead
9     on any changes which may have been made to policies or
10     procedures.
11         (2) The use of consumer rights statements with
12     terminology that is not consumer friendly and the need for
13     a statewide, standardized consumer rights statement.
14         (3) Streamlining of review of individualized service
15     plan requirements to ensure that sufficient review of plans
16     occurs while eliminating the need for redundant reviews.
17         (4) The need for flexibility in scheduling service plan
18     meetings to allow for time extensions in circumstances
19     where a guardian may not be able to attend due to illness
20     or other temporary reasons.
21         (5) Standardization of staff training curriculum to
22     expedite the review of curriculum and training previously
23     approved by the Department of Human Services.
24         (6) The current use of random review of staff training
25     documents instead of focusing reviews on newly hired
26     individuals, which results in multiple reviews of the same

 

 

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1     file year after year.
2         (7) The use of redundant surveys for providers who
3     consistently demonstrate compliance in previous surveys
4     instead of focusing survey efforts on agencies with
5     on-going compliance issues.
6     (d) Recommendations in the report shall include a primary
7 focus on developing a coordinated, non-redundant process for
8 providing quality, effective, and efficient oversight of grant
9 recipients and contractual providers in a manner which ensures
10 patient safety, the provision of quality treatment, and the
11 limitation of fraud and abuse.
12     (e) The final unified report shall be filed with the
13 General Assembly by January 1, 2011.
 
14     Section 15. The Department of Healthcare and Family
15 Services Law is amended by adding Section 2205-15 as follows:
 
16     (20 ILCS 2205/2205-15 new)
17     Sec. 2205-15. Internal oversight review and unified
18 report. As required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human
19 Services Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review
20 and work in conjunction with the Department of Human Services
21 and other State human services agencies in the development of a
22 unified report to the General Assembly summarizing the provider
23 contracts issued by the agencies; auditing requirements
24 related to these contracts; licensing and training

 

 

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1 requirements subject to audits; mandated reporting
2 requirements for grant recipients and contractual providers;
3 the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or result in
4 duplication; and proposed actions to address the redundancy or
5 duplication.
 
6     Section 20. The Department of Public Health Powers and
7 Duties Law is amended by adding Section 2310-12 as follows:
 
8     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-12 new)
9     Sec. 2310-12. Internal oversight review and unified
10 report. As required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human
11 Services Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review
12 and work in conjunction with the Department of Human Services
13 and other State human services agencies in the development of a
14 unified report to the General Assembly summarizing the provider
15 contracts issued by the agencies; auditing requirements
16 related to these contracts; licensing and training
17 requirements subject to audits; mandated reporting
18 requirements for grant recipients and contractual providers;
19 the extent to which audits or rules are redundant or result in
20 duplication; and proposed actions to address the redundancy or
21 duplication.
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.